Fish lure



April 15,1952 l. HEINO FISH LURE Filed May 24, 1949 JNVENTOR Hn/vo Iwrmm/wm wdwm'aiwn Patented Apr. 15, 1952 OFFICE FISH LURE Ilmari Heino,Ferndale, Mich.

Application May 24, 1949, Serial No. 95,013

' provide an improved spoon type fish lure of double curvature having atits rear or trailing end a funnel formation capable of directing a jetof water rearwardly of the lure and creating a turbulence simulating theturbulence created by the tail'finsof a fish, while the double curvaturesimultaneously imparts to the lure diving and dodging movements closelysimulating the evasive actions of a fish attempting to escape anattacker, which lure is of simple and durable construction andeconomical to manufacture, and which carries a plurality of hooksdisposed at the opposite sides and at the rear thereof, so that a fishstriking at the lure will be hooked substantially regardless of theangle of approach of such fish to the lure.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationof the following description and the appended claims in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fish lure illustrative of theinvention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the lure illustrated in Figure l; t

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the lure illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal, medial cross-sectional view through the luretaken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 ofFigure 2.

With continued reference to the drawing, the lure comprises a body [0 ofarcuate form in longitudinal cross section made of non-corrosive metal.A pair of upstanding side walls are positioned on the top of body [0 andspaced from each other and are secured to body ID to thereby form anopen ended channel. The side walls and body In slope inwardly from apoint adjacent their mid-portions to and terminating in a point at oneend of said body, and they also slope inwardly from a point adjacenttheir mid-portions to and terminating in a blunt end at the other end ofsaid body.

A first upstanding tab H is positioned on one of the side walls of thebody l0 adjacent the pointed end and has its lower 'end secured to saidside wall. A second upstanding tab II is positioned on the other of theside walls of the body III in confronting aligned relation with respectto the first tab and has its lower end se- 2 Claims. (01. 43-4206) curedto said side wall. The upper ends of tabs I I are bent inwardly and abuteach other to form with the tabs I l a funnel for creating a jet actionat the pointed end of the lure when the latter is drawn through thewater. The jet of water produced by this funnel closely simulates theturbulence produced by the tail fins of a fish swimming rapidly throughthe water. 7

A hook-attaching wire l2 extends from the transversely-convex,longitudinally-concave side of the body adjacent the narrow, rear end ofthe body and near the front end of the funnel formation provided by thetabs II. 'This wire is inclined rearwardly away from the body and isprovided, at its outer end, with a hook-attaching eye I 3 by means ofwhich a triple hook I4 is dependingly supported from the lure.

Two hook-attaching wires l5 and I6 extend from the transversely-convex,longitudinallyconcave side of the body ill at a location between thewire l2 and the wide, front end of the body, and are provided, at theirends remote from the body, with hook-attaching eyes I! and i8respectively by means of which triple hooks l9 and 20 are secured to thelure body.

The two wires [5 and 16 are inclined rearwardly away from the lure bodyand diverge from each other and symmetrically from the longitudinalcenter line of the body.

A line-attaching wire 2| extends from the transversely-concave,longitudinally-convex side of the body substantially at the location atwhich the wires l5 and I6 are attached to the body, and is inclinedforwardly away from the forward portion of the body I0, beingsubstantially in longitudinal alignment with a plane including the twowires l5 and I6. This wire 2| has, at its outer end, a line-attachingeye 22 by means of which the line 23 is connected to the lure.Preferably, a swivel connection 23 is provided between the wire 2| andthe lure body, so that the body can swing in various directions relativeto the line-attaching wire 2|.

The portion of the lure body It] ahead of the wire 2| being curved awayfrom this wire, causes the lure to have a diving and dodging action whenit is pulled through the water by the line 23, swinging the hooks l4, l9and 2D in various directions, and the funnel formation produces arespects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the inventionbeing indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoingdescription, and all changes which come within the meaning and range ofequivalency of the claims are, therefore, intended to be embracedthereinv What is claimed is:

1. A fish lure comprising a body of arcuate form in longitudinal crosssection, the sides of said body sloping inwardly from its mid-portion toone end thereof and sloping inwardly from its mid-portion to andterminating in a blunt end at the other end thereof, a first upstandingtab positioned on one side of said body adjacent said one end and havingits lower end secured to said body, a second upstanding tab positionedon the other side of said body in confronting aligned relation withrespect to said first tab and having its lower end secured to said body,the upper ends of said tabs being bent inwardly so as to abut againsteach other and form a funnel for creating a jet action at said one endwhen the lure is drawn through the water, a hook positioned adjacent toand spaced from said one end of said body and dependingly supportedtherefrom,,and means positioned on the top of said body adjacent to andspaced from said blunt end thereof for attaching a fish line thereto.

2. A fish lure comprising a body of arcuate form in longitudinal crosssection, a pair of upstanding. side walls on the top of said body andspaced from each other to thereby form an open ended channel, said sidewalls and body sloping inwardly from a point adjacent their mid-portionsto one end thereof and sloping inwardly from a point adjacent theirmid-portions to and terminating in a blunt end at the other end thereof,a first upstanding tab positioned on one of the side walls of said bodyadjacent said one end and having its lower end secured to said sidewall, a second upstanding tab positioned on the other of the side wallsof said body in confronting aligned relation with respect to said firsttab and having its'lower end secured to said side wall, the upper endsof said tabs being bent inwardly so as to abut against each other andform a funnel for creating a jet-action at said one end when the lure isdrawn through the water, ahook positioned adjacent to and spaced fromsaid one end of said body and dependingly supported. therefrom, andmeans positioned on the top of said body adjacent to and spaced fromsaid blunt end thereof for attaching a fish line thereto.

ILMARI HEINO.

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